Apparatus for scouring, dyeing, or otherwise treating with liquor, wool, yarn, or other fibrous material



H. WALKER. APPARATUS FoR scouRTNG. DYETNG, oR OTHERWISE TREATING WITH LTQUoR, wooL,

YARN, 0R OTHER FIBROUS MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-8. I9l7.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920'.

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, H WALKER APPARATusFoR scoumNG, DYEING, 0R OTHERWISE TREATING WITH Novoa, wooL,

YARN, 0R OTHEII FIBROUS MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.8| I9I?.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.-

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PATENT OFFICE.

V-lUBERJL 'ALKER, OF CLECKHEATON, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR SCOURING', DYEIHG, OR OTHER'WISE EUR-EATING WITH LIQUOR,

WOOL, YARN, GR OTLCER FIBRUS MATERIAL.

To all "LU/tom t may concern.'

Be 1t known that l, dunner VALKER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at The Manor House, Cleckheaton, in

the county of York, England, have invented endless aprons, or sets of tapes running kface to face which are sometimes employed for conveying fibrous material through Inachines of this class.

The invention consists in the combination of Va perforated cylinder, or a series of perforated cylinders and traveling apron so arranged as to act as a combined. circulator and scourer and conveyer.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section of the machine.

A, A indicated the perforated cylinders, B indicates the traveling apron and C-indicates a tank for the scouring or other liquor. f

In the example shown, a row vof perforated cylinders A. A, are mounted inbearings in the tank C, the lower portions of the cylinders being submerged in the scouring or other liquid when the machine isin operation. These cylinders are convenientlyT driven from main driving shaft D by chains o", 58, o, b1", with the exception of the cylinder at the feed end of the machine which is driven by the frictional contact of the endless apron or conveyer B. The latter passes over feed roller and between groups of rollers bl which retain it in contact with or in proximity to the under part of the cylinders A. The couveyer then travels over delivery rollers b2 back to the feed roller b by way of guide rollers 793, b4- In the example shown the Lguide roller b4 is mounted on a shaft carried by a pair of levers such as b5 which can be moved to any Specification of Letters Patent.

- be charged with a Vcertain amount of Patented-Sept. 28, 1920.

Application filed December s, 1917. serial No. 296,149.

required position to regulate the tension of the conveyor and be retained in such position by inserting a pin in a perforated plate be that is mounted on the side of the tank. Passing-around the center or intermediate portion of the cylinders A, A, and a guide roller a is an endless guide tape a1 which guides the material under operation and keeps it in position upon the conveyer. One of the delivery rollers b2 is situated in proximity to a pair of squeezing rollers'E, El, to which the scoured or otherwise treated material is forwarded by the conveyer and delivery rollers. -These squeezing rollers are driven by toothed wheels c el and the conveyer B is driven partly by a chain o and partly by frictional contact with the cylinders A. Situated between the delivery roller b2 and the squeezing rollers is a bar or plane e2 which directs the material between the squeezing rollers. The perforated cylinders are .fitted with internal mechanical devices whereby the inside of such cylinders may from time to time be flushed with liquor and' so assist the scouring or treating of the material as it is passing through the machine. This is effected by fitting into the interior of such cylinders a number of troughs a2. the arrangement being su ch that each trough when yentering the liquor sh vrl which it releases in the process of rotate.; and thus serves to agitate the feuer bv suf-h air bubbling up through the perforetions Eu the cylinder and through the lim, the tank. lEach trough having` re eased the air contained therein becomes filled with the scouring or other liquid which is also discharged through the perforations the uylinders in the process of rotation and continually agitates the liouor and thereby serves to assist in the scouring or otherwise treating of such material as may be passin between the cylinders and conveyor'. TheY material is fed in one end of the achine and transferred to the other end by the combined action of the cylinders and conveyer, the scouring liquid continually passing in and Vouty through the perforated cylinders as they revolve and through the material under operation as such material passes between the perforated cylinders and the conveyor. Liquor that is squeezed out of the material falls into a trough 0 and is conveyed by a pipe o1 to a compartment Yc2 containing a filter 03` and a draw off pipe c4, the said.l C through the liquor returning Vto the tank filter and an aperture c5;

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentof-theI United States is z* 1. .In apparatus for treating librous material with liquor, the 'combination of a receptacle adapted to contain liquor, a. plurality of perforated cylinders arranged to be rotated in a partly Vsubmerged condition in ythe liquor, each of said cylinders contain ing a number ofv troughs whichV during the rotation of from the receptacle, discharge it through the perforations in the cylinder andl convey air through the liquor in the receptacle, and a 'traveling apronV arranged to travel inl contact with the lower partof the cylinders.` 2. In; apparatus for treating ibrousmaterial with'v liquor, the combination of a re# ceptacle adapted tov contain liquor, a vplu'- rality of perforated cylinders arranged to be rotated Yin a partly submerged condition inthe liquor, each of said cylinders containing a number of troughs which during the rotation ofthe cylinders scoop up liquor from the receptacle, discharge it through the perfor-ations in the cylinder, and convey air throueh thefli uor in the rece tacle'-` anv endless conveyer passing over feed and delivery rollers, under .guide rollers and .betweenl groups of rollers arranged to cause? the vconvey'erto travel 1n Contact withrtheV lower part 'of the cylinders, a guide roller situated above one of the delivery rollers and an endless guide tape passing'over such guide roller vand around the group vof cylinders betweentheir ends. Y 3. In apparatus for treating brous material with liquor, the combina-tion of a receptacle adapted to contain liquor,

tated in a' partlyl submerged condition in the liquor, each of saidv cylinders containing a number of troughs which during the rotation of the cylinders scoopY 11p-'liquor from'th'e receptacle, discharge it through I the perforations in the cylinder andV convey air throughthe liquor inthe receptacle,

the cylinders scoop up liquor l livery rollers,

a 'plurality` .of perforated -cyli'ndersarranged to be roendless conveyer passing over feed and delivery rollers, under guide rollers and between groups of'- rollers'arranged to cause the conveyer to travel in contact withy the lower part of the cylinders, a guide roller situated' above oneof the delivery rollers, anV endless guide tape passing over such guide roller and around the group' of cylinders between their ends, a pair of squeezing rollers situated in proximity to one of the delivery rollers and a plate arranged to directrthe material delivered from the delivery rollers into the squeezing rollers.

`In apparatus for treating fibrous material withV liquor, the combination of a receptacle adapted to contain liquor, a plurality of perforated cylinders arranged to be rotated in a partly submerged condition in the liquor, each of said cylinders containingY a number of troughs which. during the operation of the cylindersscoop up liquor fromv the receptacle, discharge it through the perforations inthe cylinder and conveyV air throughf'the liquor in the receptacle, an endless conveyer passing over feed and' deunder guide rollers and between groups of rollers arranged toY cause the conveyer to'travel in contact with the lower part'of Vthe cylinders, a guide roller situated above one of the delivery rollers and an endless guide tape passing over. such guide roller .and around the-group of cylinders between their ends, a Ypairl of squeezin grollers situated inV proximity to one of the delivery rollers, a plate arranged to direct the material delivered from such delivery rollers into the squeezing rollers, a

trough situated underneath the squeezing rollers, a compartment situated atthe feed end of the receptacle and Yconnected with the trough by 4a pipe, the said compartment containing a filtering device 'through which liquid can return tothe receptacle, and an aperture for draining purposes. Y In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Y. HUBERT WALKER. Witnesses:

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Y I-I. C. CLAfrBoRNn. 

